Type of indicator
Quantitative
Relative dimension and aggregated criteria
Environmental sustainability: Herd management practices: Unproductive cattle
Description
This indicator refers to the average period from one calving to the next in the dairy herd. Longer calving intervals increase the unproductive period of dairy cows, which is associated with avoidable environmental costs of feeding and maintaining unproductive animals. This indicator is based on technical information from Pellerin et al. (2013).
Unit
Days
Indicator interpretation
Lower values are associated with better environmental management practices and are thus expected to lead to enhanced environmental sustainability.
Scale definition
| Referen ce values
(days) |
Scales | Dexi interpretation | References | |
| 397 | <390 | Low | + | The reference values are based on the tool “Reproscope” created by IDELE, data based on the French cattle distribution in dairy farm (2018-2019). Quantile method based on 53953 cattle and all French breeds.
Scale built in a participative approach by scientists and experts |
| 414 | [390; 415
] |
Medium to low | ||
| 437 | [415; 440] | Medium to high | ||
| =>440 | High | – | ||
References
Expert opinion based on technical information from (Pellerin et al., 2013).